Prepare for success in OT practice with a complete overview of the profession! Introduction to Occupational Therapy, 5th Edition helps you master the roles and responsibilities of the OT practitioner. Content promotes evidence-based OT practice, from client evaluation to planning interventions and goals to reaching optimal outcomes. You’ll also learn valuable skills in clinical reasoning and in providing occupational therapy across the client’s entire lifespan. Written by experienced educator and author Jane Clifford O’Brien, this comprehensive resource discusses today’s OT treatment settings and adds a new chapter on cultural competence.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Reviewers - p. vi 7. Preface - p. vi 8. Acknowledgments - p. ix 9. Section I: Occupational Therapy: The Profession - p. ix 10. 1: Introductory Questions - p. ix 11. 2: Looking Back: A History of Occupational Therapy - p. 8 12. 3: Philosophical Principles and Values in Occupational Therapy - p. 24 13. 4: Current Issues and Emerging Practice Areas - p. 31 14. 5: A Global Perspective of Occupational Therapy - p. 39 15. Section II: Occupational Therapy: The Practitioner - p. 48 16. 6: From Student to Practitioner: Educational Preparation and Certification - p. 48 17. 7: The Occupational Therapy Practitioner: Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships - p. 56 18. 8: Practicing Legally and Ethically - p. 68 19. 9: Professional Organizations - p. 78 20. Section III: The Practice of Occupational Therapy - p. 84 21. 10: Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process - p. 84 22. 11: Occupational Therapy Across the Life Span - p. 96 23. 12: Treatment Settings and Models of Health Care - p. 108 24. 13: Service Management Functions - p. 115 25. Section IV: The Process of Occupational Therapy - p. 124 26. 14: Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation, Intervention, and Outcomes - p. 124 27. 15: Models of Practice and Frames of Reference - p. 137 28. 16: Intervention Modalities - p. 148 29. 17: Therapeutic Relationships - p. 159 30. 18: Therapeutic Reasoning - p. 170 31. Appendix A: Sample Intervention Activities - p. 179 32. Appendix B: Resources - p. 194 33. Glossary - p. 194 34. Index - p. 199
Prepare for success in OT practice with a complete overview of the profession! Introduction to Occupational Therapy, 5th Edition helps you master the roles and responsibilities of the OT practitioner. Content promotes evidence-based OT practice, from client evaluation to planning interventions and goals to reaching optimal outcomes. You’ll also learn valuable skills in clinical reasoning and in providing occupational therapy across the client’s entire lifespan. Written by experienced educator and author Jane Clifford O’Brien, this comprehensive resource discusses today’s OT treatment settings and adds a new chapter on cultural competence.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Reviewers - p. vi 7. Preface - p. vi 8. Acknowledgments - p. ix 9. Section I: Occupational Therapy: The Profession - p. ix 10. 1: Introductory Questions - p. ix 11. 2: Looking Back: A History of Occupational Therapy - p. 8 12. 3: Philosophical Principles and Values in Occupational Therapy - p. 24 13. 4: Current Issues and Emerging Practice Areas - p. 31 14. 5: A Global Perspective of Occupational Therapy - p. 39 15. Section II: Occupational Therapy: The Practitioner - p. 48 16. 6: From Student to Practitioner: Educational Preparation and Certification - p. 48 17. 7: The Occupational Therapy Practitioner: Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships - p. 56 18. 8: Practicing Legally and Ethically - p. 68 19. 9: Professional Organizations - p. 78 20. Section III: The Practice of Occupational Therapy - p. 84 21. 10: Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process - p. 84 22. 11: Occupational Therapy Across the Life Span - p. 96 23. 12: Treatment Settings and Models of Health Care - p. 108 24. 13: Service Management Functions - p. 115 25. Section IV: The Process of Occupational Therapy - p. 124 26. 14: Occupational Therapy Process: Evaluation, Intervention, and Outcomes - p. 124 27. 15: Models of Practice and Frames of Reference - p. 137 28. 16: Intervention Modalities - p. 148 29. 17: Therapeutic Relationships - p. 159 30. 18: Therapeutic Reasoning - p. 170 31. Appendix A: Sample Intervention Activities - p. 179 32. Appendix B: Resources - p. 194 33. Glossary - p. 194 34. Index - p. 199
